A visit to the West Bend Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the West Bend Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Bend Cemetery:
31.8218, -88.1347
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Bend Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Bend Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Bend Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Bend Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Womack Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Womack Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill Cemetery
- Trotter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ulcanush Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulcanush Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffeeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Hatchet Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hatchet Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McDowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Kiels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kiels Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiels Cemetery
- Barrytown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Barrytown Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrytown Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bladon Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Bend Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- West Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Womack Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Coffeeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bladon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Bolinger
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Toxey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gilbertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Cullomburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Frankville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Salitpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Morvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Putnam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Red Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Needham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Healing Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Millry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Zimco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Okatuppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the West Bend Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Bend Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the West Bend Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the West Bend Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #164163 (West Bend Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #164163 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 50 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coffeeville Lock And Dam
- Location given for West Bend Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8218221 Lon: -88.1347336
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clarke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Bend Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |